262.100 Petition for district.
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(1)Any twenty-five
(25)owners of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed
to be organized into a district, and within counties that maintain a full-time county
agricultural extension agent, may file a petition with the commission asking that a
soil conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the
petition. The petition shall set forth:
(a)The proposed name of the district;
(b)A statement that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and
welfare, for a district to function in the territory described in the petition;
(c)A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which
description need not be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions,
but shall be sufficient if generally accurate;
(d)A request that the commission define the boundaries for the district; that a
referendum be held within the defined territory on the question of the creation
of a district in that territory; and that the commission determine that a district
be created.
(2)Where more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the
commission may consolidate all or any of those petitions.